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Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including ‘largest ever’ attack on Moscow

By  THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated 3:00 PM EDT, September 20, 2026 Leer en español   Article contains illustrations and links Ukrainian forces fired more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds that were launched toward Moscow, officials said Sunday, as the Kremlin was wrapping up the third and last day of its parliamentary elections. Moscow’s mayor described the wave of drones as the “largest ever” drone attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to the Moscow Oil Refinery, which is among several sites that supply the Russian capital, and a residential building. Across the wider Moscow region, the attack killed two people and wounded 20, local Gov. Andrei Vorobyov said. The dead were a 74-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman, he said. Since Russia’s invasion more than four years ago, Ukraine has become a global leader in military drone technology, deploying domestically produced long-range drones alongside missiles for strikes deep inside Ru...
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Trump Gets New Power Against Putin

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  A new sanctions bill is meant to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to end the war in Ukraine. But President Trump is doubling down on a different approach: offering enticements to Russia. President Trump shaking hands with President Vladimir Putin of Russia during their meeting in Alaska last year. Credit... Doug Mills/The New York Times By Anton Troianovski Reporting from Washington and Kyiv, Ukraine The New York Times Published Sept. 17, 2026 Updated Sept. 18, 2026, 6:45 p.m. ET Oiginal article contains links When President Trump’s envoys sat down with Vladimir V. Putin at the Kremlin this month, the Russian leader exuded confidence. Within months, he said, Russian troops would finally capture Ukraine’s entire Donbas region. And Russia was poised to pummel Ukraine’s electricity grid, setting the stage for a miserable winter. Then one of the envoys, Jared Kushner, tried to push back. With all due respect, you told us exactly that a year ago, Mr. Kushner said to the ...
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